South Sudan slams African Union, US sanctions drive

Tuesday January 30 2018

South Sudan has slammed the African Union and the US for calling for all-out sanctions against Juba.

Foreign Affairs ministry spokesman Mawien Makol said the latest campaign and threats of sanctions against the young nation would derail the peace process.

“When you talk of sanctions, it cannot bring peace to the country.

"What we need as a government is encouragement from the region, the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (Igad) and from the members of the international community,” Mr Makol was quoted saying by the Juba Monitor newspaper.

On Sunday, the chairman of the AU Commission, Dr Mousa Faki Mahamat, said time had come to slap sanctions on peace saboteurs in South Sudan.

“The time has come to sanction those who are blocking peace in South Sudan,” Mr Mahamat said in Addis Ababa.